Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial – The Latest

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversy surrounding the Met Gala due to the involvement of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos as honorary chairs.

It’s the grandest and glitziest event in the fashion calendar, but this year’s Met Gala has sparked backlash thanks to its new honorary chairs, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. The billionaire Amazon founder’s involvement has led to boycotts and criticism of the event. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s fashion and lifestyle editor, Morwenna Ferrier – watch on YouTube . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Hough

Guest: Morwenna Ferrier

Topics covered

• Met Gala
• fashion
• controversy
• celebrity
• boycott

Keywords

• Met Gala
• Jeff Bezos
• Lauren Sánchez Bezos
• fashion
• backlash
• boycott
• event

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, The Guardian

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